Nosmot Gbadamosi


Nosmot Gbadamosi is a multimedia journalist and the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Africa Brief. She has reported on human rights, the environment, and sustainable development from across the African continent.

Articles by Nosmot Gbadamosi
A man in a bright blue shirt gestures with his arms spread wide.
A man in a bright blue shirt gestures with his arms spread wide.
A person is shown at a sewing machine behind a couple piles of denim.
A person is shown at a sewing machine behind a couple piles of denim.
Soldiers in camo are shown on the back of a vehicle on a dusty road.
Soldiers in camo are shown on the back of a vehicle on a dusty road.
Godswill Akpabio, the president of Nigeria's Senate, takes the oath of office in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 13, 2023.
Godswill Akpabio, the president of Nigeria's Senate, takes the oath of office in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 13, 2023.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) walks past the Tigrayan flag at the Tshehaye IDPs camp in Shire, Tigray region, on July 16, 2024.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) walks past the Tigrayan flag at the Tshehaye IDPs camp in Shire, Tigray region, on July 16, 2024.
Salomon Kahizia digs in the run-off from an artisanal cassiterite and coltan mining site near Numbi in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Apr. 7, 2017.
Salomon Kahizia digs in the run-off from an artisanal cassiterite and coltan mining site near Numbi in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Apr. 7, 2017.
A separatist belonging to the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) stands guard ahead of the release of seven captured Senegalese soldiers at an abandoned settlement, Baipal, Gambia on Feb. 14, 2022.
A separatist belonging to the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) stands guard ahead of the release of seven captured Senegalese soldiers at an abandoned settlement, Baipal, Gambia on Feb. 14, 2022.
People protest against proposed budget and social funding cuts in Cape Town, South Africa on Feb. 21, 2024.
People protest against proposed budget and social funding cuts in Cape Town, South Africa on Feb. 21, 2024.
Military personnel supervise the arrival of aid carried by a Russian Ilyushin Il-76TD transport aircraft at the airport of Benghazi on Sept. 16, 2023.
Military personnel supervise the arrival of aid carried by a Russian Ilyushin Il-76TD transport aircraft at the airport of Benghazi on Sept. 16, 2023.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11
Residents look at members of the Congolese Red-Cross burying dozens of bodies in Goma on Feb. 3.
Residents look at members of the Congolese Red-Cross burying dozens of bodies in Goma on Feb. 3.
A displaced man carries his possessions as he flees Nzulo for Goma, near Nzulo, on Jan. 22.
A displaced man carries his possessions as he flees Nzulo for Goma, near Nzulo, on Jan. 22.
Supporters of Mozambique's opposition leader Venancio Mondlane hold a Mozambican flag as they follow his convoy after Mondlane landed in Maputo on Jan. 9.
Supporters of Mozambique's opposition leader Venancio Mondlane hold a Mozambican flag as they follow his convoy after Mondlane landed in Maputo on Jan. 9.
Somalis celebrate the election victory of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during celebrations organized by the government in Mogadishu, on May 29, 2023.
Somalis celebrate the election victory of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during celebrations organized by the government in Mogadishu, on May 29, 2023.
A man holds the flag of Somaliland in Hargeisa on Nov. 7, 2024.
A man holds the flag of Somaliland in Hargeisa on Nov. 7, 2024.